Author Archives: Dwight D. Sutherland, Jr.
Sutherland: What’s Wrong with America?
People have been asking for my take on this year’s presidential race… And as someone who’s been a political enthusiast for decades, I should be able to make an informed guess on what’s likely to happen in both parties, right? … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie Sanders, Dwight Sutherland, Hillary Clinton
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Sutherland: It All Ties Together in Conspiracy World
When I was in college years ago, I was part of a campus conservative group called Undergraduates for a Stable America. (USA, get it?) Being wise-guy college boys, we used to liven up our monthly meetings by inviting local John … Continue reading
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Sutherland: Trump, Sanders? Flip a Coin
The election prospects for this country a year out are appalling in both parties… Both the Republican and the Democratic races have been dominated, at least in terms of excitement and enthusiasm, by demagogues. We have a Fascist (Donald Trump) … Continue reading
Sutherland: No More Mr. Nice Guy; Steve Rose Bears Thorns
“Afterwards, you rue the fact that you’ve been so kind.” Adolph Hitler, April 27,1945. (Last recorded remarks) R. Crosby Kemper, III has done an outstanding job running the Kansas City Missouri Public Library. He’s overseen the upgrading of library facilities … Continue reading
Sutherland: Planned Parenthood Pleading in the Alternative
Last week I met an old friend for lunch downtown… I got there a few minutes early so I walked around the block, both to kill time and to see the old office building where I’d worked for many years. … Continue reading
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Sutherland: History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, But It Does Rhyme!
The foregoing quote is attributed to Mark Twain… I’ve always understood it to mean that some events reoccur in history with spooky similarity, even though they are not exactly alike in all the particulars. See if you can tell … Continue reading
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Tagged Dwight Sutherland, Ronald Reagan, Sam Brownback
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Sutherland: An Unresolved Dichotomy @ 18th & Grand
During the Cold War, analysts at the CIA would parse every word in the Soviet Union’s official newspaper, “Pravda,” and in the Red Chinese counterpart, “The People’s Daily.” This was to search for subtle shifts in meaning and emphasis in … Continue reading
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Tagged Dwight Sutherland, Kansas City Star, Mark Zieman, Steve Paul
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Sutherland: World War I and The Rise of Modernism
The Nelson-Atkins Museum has another landmark exhibition to its credit… Not since the 1977 sensation, “Sacred Circles,” a tribute to the art of the American Plains Indians, has there been such a stand-out success that is entirely the Nelson’s doing. … Continue reading
Hearne: Down But Not Out, Jason Whitlock @ the Crossroads…Again
Human nature’s a bitch… Most of us like to think of ourselves as taking the high road, but do we? The fact is, everybody likes a sexy story – a peek behind the scenes at wrongdoing – a fall from grace … Continue reading
Sutherland: NC-17 Rated Urban Myths of the Heartland
Every culture has its myths and legends… These establish societal norms that are passed on from one generation to the next, reflecting the values which govern that particular community. In Kansas City, one of the most enduring popular folk tales … Continue reading
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Tagged Catherine Deneuve, Dwight Sutherland, Harry Truman, The Haberdashery, Thomas Piketty
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Sutherland: Something I Will Miss About The Star
With a number of insiders predicting the imminent demise of the Kansas City Star, I have to confess there’s one feature I will really miss if it goes… I know I date myself by this, but I’ll miss the obituaries. … Continue reading
Sutherland: When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Michelle Johnson, the Kansas City Star’s ‘Diversity Diva’, was able to put succinctly into words an idea that I had struggled with for some time… Johnson drew on her experience as an employment lawyer to explain why some types of … Continue reading
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Tagged Dwight Sutherland, Kansas City Star, Michelle Johnson
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Sutherland: ‘Mad Men’ Finale or Snark Hunting, Part Deux
In a couple of weeks, the last season of “Mad Men,” AMC’s award winning drama series, will begin… Greeted with both critical and popular acclaim when it debuted in 2007, the show has gone from strength to strength and Matthew … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Mendolsohn, Dwight Sutherland, Mad Men, Matthew Weiner
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Sutherland: Dwight D. Administers a Little Corporal Punishment to You-Know-Who
We’ve seen a masterful exposition of expertise on the Middle East in response to my post on George Packer‘s appearance at UMKC re ISIS and Mark Valentine‘s post on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech to Congress… I’m speaking, of course, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dwight Sutherland, Harley, Mark Valentine, President obama
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Sutherland: An Evening to Forget with The New Yorker’s George Packer
George Packer, long time writer for the New Yorker, was this year’s Carolyn Cockefair Benton Lecturer at UMKC. He spoke Thursday on “What is ISIS and Why Are We Back in Iraq?” Much of his material came from his 2005 book, The Assassin’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Carolyn Cockefair Benton, George Packer, Isis, Marie Harf, Paul Bremer, The New Yorker
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Sutherland: The Kansas School District ‘Hoarders’
One of the delights of living in the present day United States is access to the full range of wonderful reality shows on cable television… Such shows include My 600 Pound Life, Toddlers & Tiaras and Bridezillas. My personal favorite,however, is … Continue reading
Sutherland: The Hunting of the Snark
The foregoing was the title of a non-sense poem for children by Lewis Carroll, the 19th century Englishman who also wrote Alice In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass… My grandfather was active in a fraternal group for the lumber … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Mendelsohn, Dwight Sutherland, Joan Connelly
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